A: Chunghwa Post is using drones to deliver parcels. This should save loads of time.
B: Delivering a parcel from Jianshih Township Office to Smangus normally takes 100 minutes by road. A drone can do it in just 45.
A: That’s super convenient!
Photo courtesy of Chunghwa Post Co 照片：中華郵政提供
B: With drones becoming more common, the government has amended the Civil Aviation Act to require large drones to be registered.
A: How many drones have been registered to date?
B: Nearly 80,000 in Taiwan, since the act was amended 2 years ago.
A: 郵局用無人機來送貨，應該能節省不少時間。
B: 從尖石鄉公所送貨到新光部落，原本一百分鐘的車程，無人機只需要四十五分鐘。
A: 真的超方便耶！
B: 不過無人機越來越多，政府特別修改《民用航空法》，所有大型無人機都要註冊管理。
A: 有很多無人機註冊嗎？
B: 修法兩年以來，台灣已經有將近八萬架註冊囉。
（Translated by Edward Jones, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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